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CCBE Training conference: Brussels, 14 December 2017
The CCBE Training conference will take place on 14 December 2017 in Brussels at the L42 Business Centre (Rue de la Loi 42, 1040, Brussels).…Save the Date: NOBC Mid-Year Meeting January 31 – February 4, 2018
The NOBC’s mid-year meeting will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The National Organization of Bar Counsel (NOBC) is a non-profit organization of legal…International Conference of Legal Regulators 2017: Keynote address
Keynote address by Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Ms Indranee Rajah SC Mr Gregory Vijayendran, President, Law Society of Singapore, distinguished guests,…ICLR 2017 Panel: How to manage exit from the profession?
Topic How to manage exit from the profession? In some jurisdictions demographics point to a rapidly ageing profession with concomitant problems of inability or unwillingness…ICLR 2017 Panel: Legal Regulation in the Age of Data
A synopsis of panel session 1, which takes place on 5 October at ICLR Singapore, kindly provided by the session’s moderator, Jane Malcolm, Executive Director,…ICLR 2017 Panel: Managing CPD
Topic Managing CPD – what does success look like? Facilitator: Christine Grice, Executive Director, New Zealand Law Society The general high level aim of a Continuing Professional Development framework (CPD framework) is to lay down formal requirements for ongoing maintenance and development of the knowledge and skills of lawyers. The ideal output is the demonstrable maintenance and development of competence throughout a lawyer’s career. The measurement of success using that output poses considerable difficulties. The models of CPD adopted in our jurisdictions vary considerably. The early models of CPD were introduced over 30 years ago. Their focus then was on measuring simple inputs. The measurement for success was the number of hours (or points) that the lawyer accumulated attending CPD sessions. The CPD was usually required to be provided by accredited or credentialed providers in substantive law topics. The regulator approved the providers. In more recent times the emphasis has moved away from the number of hours or points of CPD undertaken to the actual engagement by the lawyer in the development of skills and knowledge and so supporting their competence development. The individual takes responsibility for planning and implementing professional development to meet their own identified specific learning needs. The aim of this model is to support the lawyer to maintain competence in their chosen areas of the law. The lawyer must consider and distil the objectives that will support their goals, plan their CPD needs and implement the identified development requirements by engaging in CPD activities. This is usually effected through the preparation of a CPD plan by the lawyer. It is regularly reviewed by the individual and adjusted as the professional development is effected and the lawyer’s needs are fulfilled or replaced. Educationalists consider the planning approach more effective in achieving real learning, than …ICLR 2017 Panel: Managing the interface with other regulators
Topic Managing the interface with other regulators: whether it is lawyers, who provide financial services in a firm that need to be regulated, or co-regulators…ICLR 2017 Panel: Separating out regulatory and representational work
Topic Separating out regulatory and representational work: Where do the boundaries lie? Changing regulatory structures: How to re-engineer existing regulatory structures into a new system?…ICLR 2017 Panel: The appropriate role for a regulator
Topic The appropriate role for a regulator: How to avoid mission creep and when to accept it? Should, for example, a legal regulator be responsible…ICLR 2017 Panel: Overview
Overview The discussion will be led by: 1. Chair – Nasser Al Taweel (NT), Chief Legal Officer, QFC Authority 2. Co-chair – Roscoe Banks (RB),…Potential legal and regulatory reform in Nigeria?
We are delighted that the Nigerian Bar Association has expressed interest in the ICLR network and will be sending representation to the Singapore conference. Although…A tribute to Nik Swart: Chief Executive of South Africa Law Society
It is with deep shock and sadness that the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) announces the untimely death of its Chief Executive Officer and…